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• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  Class started today and before we know it, a lot of us on campus will ... quoting fellow blogger Elizabeth. Every time I see a baby on campus, it ... to do. And I finally understood the appeal of a semester or year off

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  This post is for incoming freshmen (with a slight bias toward ... of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor ... and experiences from my freshman fall stem from rushing and joining a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  Peer pressure gets a bad rap. Since elementary school you've been taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a ... : dyed hair is a stereotype of my dorm, East Campus (among other dorms

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  giving a lecture in the Dowse Institute in Cambridge, and shall have time for only a short letter. Much occupation before the Committee of the ... man read in a very distinct voice quite a pertinent and touching reply

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  Having slept for a solid 8 hours last night, I'm finally awake enough ... of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... horror stories about the impossibility of maintaining a high GPA at MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  a round of 10-hour psets, but turned out to be wildly effective during ... mystical utopia described by the admissions blogs. IAP is a truly magical ... go abroad, or work, and there are a few unfortunate frosh who devote it

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  , and the office is revving back up. And with that, it's time for a few admissions process updates, and a note about Early Action. ADMISSIONS PROCESS ... getting a lot of calls and emails from students concerned that their mailed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  Here's the story: Long ago, in a land far far away (far from Hawaii at least), there was a magical dorm where hundreds of grad students ... was a rich sense of community that developed out of this house and it

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  Haiti, but I'll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a ... about being in a country where nobody has electricity or regular access to ... through the city at the latest we'd ever been out here - we've been making a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Weekend, but you're wrong. CPW really means "4 days of Pure a ... hanging around campus. It'll probably never detach itself from the Pure a ... ]) Before I write about my experience at CPW, I have a disclaimer to make

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  giving you a large, apologetic explanation which would do nothing to redeem ... Death Valley and Southern California for eight days for CREDIT, took a ... to start a business... now I'm ready to WRITE!!!! (If you want to see

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  spent at least an hour going through a massive checklist of everything in ... -pens, gauze pads, blankets, AEDs, nasal cannulas, and traction splints. Colorful ... arrests but that none of us knew how to revive a dead ambulance. So we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... Internet related to a particular college decision as results were released

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  . ...all right, that statement's also a lie. There are some things about that ... becoming a senior didn't clue you into that.) My old bio is also a testament to my former desire to earn a degree in Chemistry (HAHAHAHAHA) and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013, today we have a pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... -- approximately 2.9% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... Mr. Antunez, a new teacher who had grown up in Spain and Argentina and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is the theme from Dragon Zakura, a famous Japanese drama from 2005. The drama is about a radical teacher that sets out to train a group of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . Normally visits only last for about a day so you will have to cram as much ... , right? Cramming a ton of stuff into a really short time period? I have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008